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Introduction

Welcome to this library guide! Many of the resources featured here require that you login with your Bronco name and password. If you have any questions, please contact Julie Shen at jshen@cpp.edu.

Recommended Resources

Business Source Premier
When researching your topic, start with this library database. If it doesn't give you enough information for your project, try the next database.
ABI/INFORM Complete
This database covers every business topic you can think of. If you get too many irrelevant results, please contact me at jshen@cpp.edu and I will help you figure out ways to improve the search results.

Google Scholar
If you would rather use Google for your research, try Google Scholar. This search engine automatically connects to the library's full-text databases when you're on campus. If you are off campus, click on SETTINGS, then click on LIBRARY LINKS, add CAL POLY POMONA, and click SAVE.
Current Population Survey
Data about the U.S. labor force, including employment, unemployment, hours of work, earnings, union membership, etc.

IBISWorld
U.S., China, Canada, and global industry market research reports. Funded by the College of Business Administration. Read more about this resource.

Web Search Tips

Many online sources are plagiarized or of questionable quality. When using online sources, ask yourself the following questions: Who is the author? What are his/her credentials? What possible biases exist? When was this source published?

Logo by R. Kedar (1999)

Google.com
Use the site command to search within certain websites, e.g site:*.edu for all higher ed websites, site:*.gov for all government websites.
Google Books
This search engine provides full-text for older books out of copyright. You can also use it to preview newer books that you can then get from the library.
Google News
Current news from all over the world.
Google Scholar
This search engine automatically connects to the library's full-text databases when you're on campus. If you are off campus, you can click on SETTINGS, then click on LIBRARY LINKS, add CAL POLY POMONA, and click SAVE.

Cite Your Sources using APA Style!

When creating your project, remember to cite everything you did not write / create / think up on your own, including images / graphs / charts / maps / datasets you borrow from online sources. Below are some tools and websites to help you cite your sources correctly.

APA Style Guide at Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL)
Includes guidelines on formatting and citations as well as sample papers.
APA Style Guidelines at APA.ORG
Includes guidelines on paper format (headings, fonts, etc.), tables and figures, style, grammar, as well as in-text citations and references, along with sample papers.
Citation Machine
Create citations in APA, MLA, Chicago, Harvard, ACM, IEEE, CSE, etc. Check your paper for plagiarism errors.
Google Scholar
Works best for books and scholarly articles. Search for a title, then click on the "Cite" button. Includes the following styles: APA, Chicago, Harvard, MLA, and Vancouver.
Zotero
Create citations in APA, MLA, Chicago, Harvard, ACM, IEEE, CSE, etc. Free registration to save bibliographies. Optional download for desktop version.

To learn more about the importance of academic integrity, please see

Videos on different types of plagiarism
Provided by the Office of Student Conduct & Integrity at Cal Poly Pomona.